Recent content by dcGuide

My apologies for confusing things and being confused. Every system has limits, and the OP has already purchased equipment. It was suggested the OP purchase four or five 36-volt panels. In addition to 100-watt panels the OP also has 2 Batteries, an Epever 40A Controller and a TopBull 3000W 12V...

Often appliances draw less than what the doc says. You can find watt meters on Amazon for $15 and just plug the AC into it. Let it run for 24 hours and record some data. You'll want the AC running for 24-hours and see what happens. We set our window AC in the ECO mode and it shuts down...

Welcome aboard @Skegeej -- Now that you've gotten some replies you might do some re-considering! To begin, how much power is your shed really drawing? Does your AC really pull 1135 watts? Do you have a wattmeter? What if you run everything in your shed on solar except the AC? What if you...

Welcome aboard @ebreard -- I like both @DThames and @GLC suggestions, an all-in-on and "starting small." Maybe a "solar generator." This would have everything you needed to start small in one unit. Maybe you run your fridge and freezer on the unit, or a window AC...

Welcome aboard @ryankenn

Welcome aboard from northern Kentucky. One way to go is small steps, say a solar panel or two and a smaller "solar generator." Say you have a window AC you run it on solar during the day when power is more expensive. You reduce your daily power bill, provide some battery backup, get your feet...

Are you in Missouri too?

Welcome aboard @Solarnoob777 -- You might repost your message in your own thread to get more responses but using the two inputs like you suggested makes sense to me. Good luck!

Welcome aboard @Raven561 -- In our condo we have a solar generator, the Bluetti AC200 Max. It is plugged into the wall and stays that way, plugged in and fully charged. When the power drops which it does once or twice a month for 12-24 hour stretches, we plug in the fridge and power some...

Welcome aboard from Kentucky @PanhandleRunner !!

Welcome aboard from Kentucky, @Son of an Engineer.

Welcome aboard from Kentucky.

You mean BBQ, right? Just south of the airport is "Shack in the Back" -- you could hit them up for ribs at lunch. Easy to find them on the web.

Welcome aboard from Kentucky, @Joe Graaff !!

Hello from Kentucky @Don-B -- You can add your location to your user profile. Folks always ask! Welcome aboard!!